Record holder



June 2, 1942. L. J. ANDRES 2,285,139.

RECORD HOLDER Filed Nov. 18, 1940 I 2 SheetsSheet 1 June 2, 1942.

|. J. ANDRES RECORD HOLDER Filed NOV. 18, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedJune 2, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECORD HOLDER Lloyd J. Andres,Chicago, Ill. Application November 18,1940, Serial No. 366,058

4 Claims. (01. 274-42) This invention relates in general to phonographrecords and more particularly to holders for disc typephonographrecords.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a means for enlarging theeffective diameter of phonograph records to a predetermined dimens1on.

t It is well known that the construction of automatic phonographsadapted to handle records of a single diameter are less complicated thanthe type required to handle records of various diameters. Hence, thisinvention provides the necessary means whereby an automatic phonographof relatively simple construction will handle and transfer records ofvarious diameters.

Furthermore, automatic phonographs often rendered inoperative becausethe records contained therein become warped when temperatures higherthan ordinary are encountered, and since this invention inherently is arecord support, the tendency for records to warp is greatly reduced.

The invention will be shown and described in alternate forms, the firstbeing a one piece resilient holder for gripping the peripheral edges ofa record while the alternate form is adapted to support the edges andthe opposite outside unrecorded surfaces of the record.

Although the resilient type record holder was made from metal and thealternate form made from paper-board, it is obvious that a wide choiceof materials, including plastics, are suitable for the construction ofboth forms.

A principal object of this invention is to provide a resilient holderfor a disc record for inv creasing the effective diameter of a record toa predetermined dimension.

A further object of the invention is to provide a detachable holder fora disc record having a plurality of projections for supporting theoutside edge of a record.

A further object of the invention is to provide a' diameter-increasingholder for a phonograph record for supporting the edges and oppositeperipheral unrecorded surfaces of the record.

Another object of the invention is to provide a two piece circularrecord holding. ring formed to provide a circular space therebetween tohold the outer edges of a disc record concentrio' with the outsidecircumference of the ring.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of the resilient type record holder adapted to aconventional disc record.

are Y Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken through section line 22,Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional fragmentary view taken throughline 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the alternate form of record holder showing aconventional record in place.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the alternate form record holdertaken through section line 3-3, Fig. 4, with the record omitted.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View of the alternate formholder taken through line 3-3, Fig. 4.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a flat resilient holder I isprovided with internal projections 4, 5, 6, and I for supporting therecord 8 contained therein. The inner edges of the projections 4, 5, B,and. l are provided with annular grooves 9, shown in Fig. 3, whichengage the edge of the record 8.

The holder may be manually expanded by virtue of the opening I0, Fig. 1,against its inherent spring action to permit the insertion and removalof the record. The expanded position of the record holder is shown bydotted. lines.

When the holder is in its relaxed position the circle described by theinner surfaces of the annular grooves 9, Figs. 2 and 3, is slightlysmaller than the diameter of the record utilized in the holder. It isapparent that a record will be firmly gripped within the holder by theengagement of the projections 4, 5, 6, and I, Fig. 1, at distributedpositions about the edge of the record by the inward pressure suppliedby the resilient characteristics of the rim. It is also to be noted thatthe resilient characteristics of the holder will accommodate recordshaving small variations in their diameters.

Fig. 4 shows the alternate form non-resilient record holder II with aconventional record 8 in place. The preferred construction of thealternate holder is shown in the cross-sectional view Fig. 5, with therecord omitted. The lower ring I2 is provided with an internal annularrecess I3 having proper dimensions to accommodate the diameter andthickness of the desired record.

' In its preferred form the adjacent surfaces of the upper ring I4 andthe lower ring 12 are cemented together through an approximatecircumference described by the arc I5, Fig. 4, prior to the insertion ofa record. Following the insertion of a record in the cavity provided,the adjacent surfaces of the two rings are cemented together at I!through the remaining circumference indicated by the arc l6, Figs. 4 and5.

The enlarged fragmentary sectional view, Fig. 6, shows the relationbetween the upper and lower rings when the record is in place and afterthe adjacent surfaces of the upper and lower rings have been cementedtogether at II.

It is apparent that any well known method of closure, such as riveting,may be used for securing the two rings together and it is also obviousthat the recess l3 required for the record may be distributed betweenthe upper and lower rings without departing from the spirit and scope ofthis invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A holder for disk records in the form of a ring having a split, theoutside diameter of said ring being of substantially the same diameteras a larger record, the interior diameter being larger than the recordadapted to be supported thereby, at least three inwardly directedintegral projections extending radially inwardly from said ring adistance suificient to engage the periphery of the small diameteredrecord to be supported thereby, said projections being spaced from eachother.

2. A holder for disk records in the form of a resilient ring having asplit, the outside diameter of said ring being of substantially the samediameter as a larger record, the-interior diameter being larger than therecord adapted to be supported thereby, at least three inwardly directedintegral projections extending radially inwardly from said ring adistance suificient to engage the periphery of the small diameteredrecord to be supported thereby, said projections being spaced from eachother.

3. A holder for disk records in the form of a resilient ring having asplit, the outside diameter of said ring being of substantially the samediameter as a larger record, the interior diameter being larger than therecord adapted to be supported thereby, at least three inwardly directedintegral projections extending radially inwardly from said ring adistance sufiicient to engage the periphery of the small diameteredrecord to be supported thereby, said projections being spaced from eachother, two of said projections being located adjacent said split.

4. A holder for disk records in the form of a resilient ring having asplit, the outside diameter of said ring being of substantially the samediameter as a larger record, the interior diameter being larger than therecord adapted to be supported thereby, at least three inwardly directedintegral projections extending radially inwardly from said ring adistance suflicient to engage the periphery of the small diameteredrecord to be supported thereby, said projections being spaced from eachother, said projections being provided with grooves along their inneredges for the reception of peripheral portions of a record.

LLOYD J. ANDRES.

